Barcelona extended their lead at the top to five points after they beat Las Palmas 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. The match was eventually played behind closed doors due to security concerns on the day of the controversial Catalan referendum, and as always Messi stepped up to the plate, floating in a corner soon after the restart for Busquets to head the opener, and then adding two more later on. Calleri did hit the post before all of that, but it was a first defeat for new coach Pako Ayestarán, who took over from Manuel Márquez a few days ago.